CSU added a new point guard to its roster Monday night when Antwan Scott announced he'd be joining the Rams.

Scott, a transfer from Grambling State, made word of his decision via his Twitter account, @a_scott12, immediately following his visit to Tennessee. He made an official visit to Colorado State University on Saturday and, along with Tennessee, picked the Rams over Arkansas and Memphis.

"It was hard picking CSU over Tennessee. Tennessee is a great school and a great program, but (Rams' assistant coach Ross) Hodge is one heck of a recruiter," Scott said over the phone Tuesday evening. "I got there and met him, coach (Larry) Eustachy and some of the players and it was a family atmosphere I wanted to be a part of.

"I know Tennessee is SEC basketball and it doesn't get much better than that, but the conference isn't really what sold me. I have aspirations of playing professionally and I feel like coach Eustachy will give me the best chance to do that."

CSU will be Scott's fourth program to play for, beginning his career at Ranger College in Texas, followed by a season at Idaho. He said after his first exhibition game with the Vandals, his mother fell into a coma due to complications from a gastric bypass surgery, making him want to play closer to his hometown of Dallas. Grambling, Louisiana, is located about 3 1/2 hours from Dallas.

Scott's mother passed away in October of last year.

"It was hard losing her, but me and my dad are really close," Scott said. "He's really supportive of me and tries to come to as many games as he can, doing what he can financially."

Scott grew up in foster care, but reconnected with his biological parents later in life.

As a junior last season, Scott played in 25 games, averaging 15.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists while shooting .436 from the field. His best game of the 2013-14 season came in a 27-point outburst against Prairie View A&M. Scott scored 15 points in a game against Arizona State last year and 20 versus Texas Christian.

He had a 3-point field goal percentage of 39.2 and shot 80.6 percent at the free-throw line.

Scott graduated from Grambling State in May and is immediately eligible to play as a senior in 2014-15. He'll join John Gillon and Daniel Bejarano as potential starting point guard candidates.